[U-Boot] [PATCH] omap5: Allow use of a plain text env file

[Sricharan R]

On Monday 25 March 2013 08:09 AM, Nishanth Menon wrote:
> On 03/23/2013 11:20 PM, Sricharan R wrote:
>> Hi Nishanth,
>>
>> On Saturday 23 March 2013 08:57 PM, Nishanth Menon wrote:
>>> On 03/22/2013 08:03 PM, Tom Rini wrote:
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>>>> On 03/22/2013 06:43 PM, Nishanth Menon wrote:
>>>>> For production systems it is better to use script images since they
>>>>> are protected by checksums and carry valuable information like name
>>>>> and timestamp. Also, you can't validate the content passed to env
>>>>> import.
>>>>>
>>>>> But for development, it is easier to use the env import command
>>>>> and plain text files instead of script-images.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since both OMAP5evm/uevm boards are used primarily for
>>>>> development, we allow U-Boot to load env var from a text file in
>>>>> case that an boot.scr script-image is not present.
>>>>>
>>>>> The variable uenvcmd (if existent) will be executed (using run)
>>>>> after uEnv.txt was loaded. If uenvcmd doesn't exist the default
>>>>> boot sequence will be started.
>>>>>
>>>>> Inspired by commit: d70f54808dfa83b574e1239c3eccbcf3317343e1
>>>>> (omap4: allow the use of a plain text env file instead boot
>>>>> scripts)
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Nishanth Menon <nm at ti.com> In fac
>>>>
>>>> OK, Sricharan is also working on something like this, with a few other
>>>> changes as well (Use zImage, load fdt).  I suspect we'll be taking
>>>> that in.
>>> is there a patch posted in u-boot list? or at least an ETA when we might be able to see such a patch?
>>> Regards,
>>> Nishanth Menon
>>>
>>   I added this in the series.
>>
>>      http://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg109030.html
> thanks.
> Regards,
> Nishanth Menon
> 
 In fact i added my version of this patch. Same functional change.
 I will add your patch instead of mine, given that you posted before mine.

Regards,
 Sricharan